Cornelis Bicker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch regency and politician
Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1592
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 15-Sep-1654
Profession: politician, regency
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Cornelis Bicker
- Cornelis Bicker (25 October 1592 – 15 September 1654), heer (lord) Van Swieten and of Kasteel Swieten, was a regent of the Dutch Republic and a governor of the Dutch West India Company.
- He was also a sugar merchant, hoogheemraad of the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and a counsellor of the States of Holland and West Friesland for Amsterdam at The Hague. Born in Amsterdam, he was a member of that city's Bicker family - along with their allies the De Graeff family, they controlled Amsterdam's city government and the province of Holland for half a century.
- Both families were powerful and influential between the 1640s and 1672 during the height of the Republic's power.
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Govert Flinck
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| Alternative names | Govaert Flinck, Govert Anthonisz. Flinck, Govert Teunisz. Flinck | ||
| Description | Dutch painter and draughtsman | ||
| Date of birth/death | 25 January 1615 | 2 February 1660 | |
| Location of birth/death | Kleve | Amsterdam | |
| Work location | Leeuwarden (1629–1631), Amsterdam (1633–1636) | ||
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